CB3Cambridge, England

House prices in CB3, Cambridge

Homes in CB3 sold for a median of £627,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 299 standard sales.

It is the most expensive of the 5 postcode districts in the Cambridge council area with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£627,000299 standard sales
Middle half of prices£486,000 to £903,000
Against the Cambridge council area28% aboveCambridge median £490,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in CB3, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached107£725,000£619,000 to £1,198,000Too few
Semi-detached51£680,000£486,000 to £895,000Too few
Terraced57£925,000£532,000 to £1,158,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes84£451,000£373,000 to £561,000Too few

Only 22 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 36% of sales, ahead of flats and maisonettes at 28%. 30% of sales were new builds, so ask about estate management charges, how much of the new home warranty is left and whether the roads are adopted.

58 sales in CB3, or 19%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.

Flats here sold for a median of £451,000, 56% more than the £290,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.

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Where prices are higher in CB3

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in CB3 9, around Cambridge, with a median of £995,000, and lowest in CB3 1, around Cambridge, at £565,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in CB3 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 31 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in CB3, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
CB3 9ED£1,540,5003
CB3 1BD£1,300,0004
CB3 9AW£1,200,0003
CB3 9JW£945,0004
CB3 0LT£873,0005
CB3 0LL£850,0003
CB3 0NF£830,0003
CB3 9AP£795,0003
CB3 0YJ£718,50020
CB3 9EA£700,0005
CB3 1SE£690,0003
CB3 0QB£685,0006
CB3 0UF£629,00013
CB3 0UH£601,00014
CB3 0JS£600,0003
CB3 0YQ£575,0005
CB3 1BT£572,50026
CB3 0YP£549,0003
CB3 0XA£545,0003
CB3 0PN£524,0006
CB3 0XB£487,5004
CB3 0GL£480,0005
CB3 1BU£450,00017
CB3 0PB£425,0003
CB3 0GP£408,0004
CB3 0GX£375,0005
CB3 0HW£368,5005
CB3 0GJ£363,5004
CB3 0GS£341,5004
CB3 0NS£330,0003
CB3 0GQ£263,0005

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £545,000
  2. 2017: £525,000
  3. 2018: £525,000
  4. 2019: £510,000
  5. 2020: £577,500
  6. 2021: £587,000
  7. 2022: £695,000
  8. 2023: £522,500
  9. 2024: £700,000
  10. 2025: £624,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £621,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 14%, from £545,000 in 2016 to £624,000 in 2025, among the smallest tenth of rises across the 233 districts in the East of England.

Sales picked up in 2025: 211 standard sales in CB3, 43% more than the 148 in 2024.

Postcode districts in the Cambridge council area

Median sale price of the 5 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. CB3 is the most expensive.

  1. CB3 Cambridge, this district£627,000
  2. CB2 Cambridge£525,500
  3. CB1 Cambridge£490,000
  4. CB4 Cambridge£435,000
  5. CB5 Cambridge£427,500

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of CB3, from the sales in CB3, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Newnham 77 sales£1,050,000
  2. Castle 104 sales£614,500
  3. Girton 138 sales£567,500

Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Harston & Comberton.

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £390,000 for a terraced house on St Christophers Avenue to £2,570,000 for a detached house on Millington Road.

The latest standard sales recorded in CB3. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 37 Eachard RoadSold for £800,000CB3 0HZSold on 22 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  2. 13 Marlborough CourtSold for £480,000CB3 9BQSold on 27 Aug 2026Terraced
  3. 8 St Christophers AvenueSold for £390,000CB3 0JDSold on 21 Aug 2026Terraced
  4. 11 Burlton RoadSold for £400,000CB3 0GUSold on 19 Aug 2026Terraced
  5. 3 Millington RoadSold for £2,570,000CB3 9HWSold on 13 Aug 2026Detached
  6. Howelands Huntingdon RoadSold for £1,420,000CB3 0LHSold on 12 Aug 2026Detached
  7. 14 Churchfield CourtSold for £545,000CB3 0XASold on 12 Aug 2026Semi-detached
  8. 26 Trinity PlaceSold for £910,000CB3 0UTSold on 6 Aug 2026Semi-detached
  9. 22 Selwyn RoadSold for £572,500CB3 9EBSold on 5 Aug 2026Terraced
  10. 25 Madingley RoadSold for £2,500,000CB3 0EGSold on 3 Aug 2026Semi-detached

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Aston Terrace, Cambridge£572,50026 sales
  • Wallace Way, Cambridge£718,50020 sales
  • Wellbrook Way, Girton£387,50019 sales
  • Appleton Way, Cambridge£450,00017 sales
  • Beagle Road, Cambridge£601,00014 sales

Living in CB3

Crime

37 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Lower than 90 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 91% of homes can get it

Higher than 60 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,467 a year in Cambridge for 2026 to 2027

Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in CB3, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
B165.4%, England and Wales 4.8%
C14247.8%, England and Wales 46.9%
D11137.4%, England and Wales 38.1%
E268.8%, England and Wales 7.3%
F20.7%, England and Wales 1.9%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in CB3, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900248.1%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 19294414.8%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 19493913.1%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 19663311.1%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 19826220.9%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 19954615.5%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 20113010.1%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later196.4%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 299 standard sales in CB3, the latest on 27 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 28% were flats.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.